A Fish Called Talranda

Commander / EDH Control Merfolk Mono-Blue Tribal

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Instant (31)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mind Games
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mission Briefing
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest
• 1x Rebuild
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Snap
• 1x Steel Sabotage
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Twincast
• 1x Void Shatter

Creature (23)

• 1x Augur of Bolas
• 1x Coralhelm Commander
• 1x Deepchannel Mentor
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Empress Galina
• 1x Harbinger of the Tides
• 1x Kopala, Warden of Waves
• 1x Lord of Atlantis
• 1x Master of the Pearl Trident
• 1x Master of Waves
• 1x Merfolk Sovereign
• 1x Merfolk Trickster
• 1x Merrow Harbinger
• 1x Merrow Reejerey
• 1x Seafloor Oracle
• 1x Sigil Tracer
• 1x Stonybrook Banneret
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip
• 1x True-Name Nemesis
• 1x Wake Thrasher

Artifact (4)

• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Quicksilver Fountain
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Land (33)

• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 24x Island
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Baral's Expertise
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Ponder

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study

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Maybeboard

Instant (5)

• 1x Confound
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Repeal
• 1x Submerge

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Flood of Recollection
• 1x Reduce to Dreams

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Deeproot Waters

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sapphire Medallion

Creature (2)

• 1x Mistcaller
• 1x Wanderwine Prophets

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Retired 1/5/20

Talrand decks seem to figure themselves out, but this one includes a hedge: a low CMC tribal merefolk element, which has saved me on several occasions. Other players tend to ignore the merefolk on the board in favor of stopping Talrand's mischief and countering my counters, but they do so at their own peril and generally realize it too late. This deck has been very lucky for me, and it doesn't overtly upset my playgroup, which is rare for a typical Talrand build. One on one, this is a beater: stall your opponent, disrupt their combos, while incrementally advancing your board state and gradually wear them down.

That said, I'm more than game for any suggestions for upgrades, but I think I have this deck right where I want it. Also, I love merefolk to a degree that is unsettling for most!

Date added	10 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.04
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Drake 2/2 U, Elemental 1/0 U, Human Wizard 1/1 U
Folders	Commander, Commander Ideas, One color, one tribe, one color-specific strategy, Tarland, Fun Decks